Word: campaign
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fashioned," we are not to picture a good, old fashioned political riot such as Mr. Pickwick was accustomed to. On the contrary the parade this evening is to be carefully arranged and conducted. Modern election days are no longer marvels of fraud and diplomatic violence; but modern campaigns are almost as disgusting in their methods as the fraud of the old time elections. If the present fashion calls for sarcasm, petty arguing and calling of names by rival candidates and rival newspapers, sly attacks in print, then perhaps a torch-light parade may be called old fashioned. At least...
...Since the main issue of the campaign is clearly--'Shall the United States go into the League of Nations or stay out of it?' the real question for the thoughtful and conscientious citizen is only this: 'Shall I vote for the candidate who declares himself in favor of going into the League or for the candidate who says that he means to stay...
Under the new arrangement, the Treasurer of the University, Charles F. Adams '86, will continue to have charge of the investment of the funds of the University, a task which has grown to immense proportions of recent years, especially since the Harvard Endowment Fund Campaign has increased the invested property of the University to over forty millions. The Comptroller, Mr. Mead, will be in a sense the business manager. He will be responsible for the use of University funds, and will pass upon the budgets of the various University offices and departments...
...Democratic party in this state is literally "shot to pieces." Its only leader of consequence, Senator David I. Walsh, has refused to take any part in the campaign. The state committee has made a few motions, but has found itself at all times handicapped by lack of funds, and while the Democratic women had their committees working months before the Republicans, the latter scored heavily in the all-important registration work in every section of the state; not excluding Boston...
Democrats were in hopes that the visit of Governor Cox to Boston would offset the advantage which the Republicans have thus obtained. Cox will undoubtedly away some votes, but the Republicans are putting a new vim into their campaign during the last few days and are not worrying. Governor Coolidge's speeches in the South will also have an effect here, for Massachusetts people have come to admire the homely common sense which their executive puts into a public utterance, and their only criticism of his campaign to date is that he has spoken so infrequently...